The complete fifth season(Slim Version) of the HBO medieval fantasy drama based on the bestselling novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.

Nell Williams was cast as a young Cersei Lannister seen in flashbacks, [46] while Jodhi May was cast as Maggy the Frog, a fortune-teller. Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. Olenna Tyrell arrives in King's Landing and warns Cersei that imprisoning Loras has jeopardized their alliance.Arriving in Hardhome, Jon and Tormund recruit five thousand Wildlings but an army of wights attacks them. Season 1 episodes are: 'Winter Is Coming', 'The Kingsroad', 'Lord Snow', 'Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things', 'The Wolf and the Lion', 'A Golden Crown', 'You Win Or You Die', 'The Pointy End', 'Baelor' and 'Fire and Blood'. The fifth season adds previously recurring actors Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Michiel Huisman (Daario Naharis), Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon), Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H'ghar) and Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) to the series' main cast. The writing staff for the fifth season includes executive producers and showrunners David Benioff and D.

Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times gave the season a positive review and stated, "Breathtaking, heartbreaking, awe-inspiring and addictive, it remains the single most remarkable feat of television, possibly ever, increasingly admirable for its ability to grow rather than simply sustain. The production reportedly employed a body double for Lena Headey for part of the scene in which Cersei appears naked.The eighth episode, " Hardhome", received significant praise and was immediately regarded as one of the best episodes in the series. The whole ‘Sparrow’ ark does tend to drag, and although Jonathon Pryce is excellently pompous in the role, the character amounts to little more than a philosophical bore.

Whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster release, a TV series you want to binge, or a classic film - you'll find what you need in our categories. still boasts perennial fan favourite ‘Hardhome’ and arguably the most cloak and daggers and clandestine plotting since the first season as opposed to the blockbuster season 3 and 4. Season 8 episodes are: 'Winterfell', 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', 'The Long Night', 'The Last of the Starks', 'The Bells' and 'The Iron Throne'. Experience all eight seasons of HBO’s ground-breaking fantasy television series with the complete Game of Thrones box set, available at Zavvi UK. In a flashback, a witch foretells a teenage Cersei that she will one day be a queen until a younger and more beautiful queen usurps her.It covered one day of production of season 5 on three sets in Belfast, Dubrovnik and Osuna from the viewpoint of key crew members. The solemn and honorable Warden of the North is tasked to depart his frozen sanctuary and join the King in the capital of King’s Landing to help the now overweight and drunk Robert rule.

Business Insider reached out to HBO for comment, HBO responded that it is seeing an increase in overall viewer numbers this season taking into account streaming services, which are not included in Nielsen ratings.In King's Landing, Jonathan Pryce joins the cast as the High Sparrow, the leader of the militant faithful in King's Landing, [44] while Hannah Waddingham portrays Septa Unella, one of the "Most Devout", the ruling council of the Faith of the Seven. Critics praised the show's production values and cast, giving specific accolades for Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Margaery, newly wed to King Tommen Baratheon, manipulates him to consider sending Cersei to Casterly Rock to eliminate her interference. On Metacritic, the season (based on the first four episodes) has a score of 91 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 775278.